The University of Colorado School of Medicine is out about $1,000,000 because they didn't want the distraction that came with one of their professors raising money - exactly the thing that professors are supposed to do.

According to the WHO, cataracts are responsible for 51 percent of world blindness. While cataract surgery is not a new concept by any means, there has been new and promising ideas behind treatment options.

Some young adults have stop smoking those cancer sticks and are now moving onto marijuana, according to a recent study.

Walnuts seem to be making their way into the news with increasing frequency. A recent study found that walnuts significantly aided diet quality, while helping the lining of the walls of blood vessels and improving total and LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels.

Is shopping a sport? A recent paper by academics attempts to make the case that it is for some people. They are not poor or buying 10 gallons of mayonniase because it's cheap, they are just determined to get the best deal on what they want.

Your Thanksgiving turkey is a direct descendent of the dinosaur. Scientists have found that the turkey and the chicken have undergone the fewest genetic changes as compared with other birds to their avian ancestor, the dinosaur.

The American College of Physicians has advised clinicians where possible to prescribe generic medications, rather than expensive brand name drugs. ACP also conducted an extensive review of 2,500 publications in an attempt to answer five important questions about the use of generic meds.

Some technologies wow us simply because they are so cool. A good example is a case report in which interventional cardiologists were able to perform an angioplasty with the operator wearing a head-mounted Google Glass device.

In 2012 the Center for Food Safety filed a petition with the FDA asking that the agency require that foods produced from genetically engineered (GMO) crops be labelled as such. Finally, the FDA has responded. It said "no."

Nutrition advice is as muddy as ever. A food outreach non-profit named Oldways tried to gather a group to sort it all out at the the Oldways Finding Common Ground Conference.